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september 06, 2016 - Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Creatives Episode 6: The Hiplet™ Ballerinas transform the Mercedes Benz museum

In support of its commitment to emerging talent worldwide and the Global #fashion Engagement, #mercedesbenz is proud to present a new episode of #fashion Creatives starring the sensational Hiplet™ Ballerinas of the Chicago Multicultural Dance Centre. Founder and choreographer of the centre and the Hiplet™ dance form; Homer Bryant whose students include Malia and Sasha Obama is a former principle dancer of the Dance Theatre Harlem.

The whimsical short film, directed by L.A.-based award-winning director Ace Norton, reimagines a night at the museum where the worlds of dance and #fashion collide within the futuristic architecture of the #mercedesbenz museum. As night falls, the security guard closes the showroom filled with classic and never before seen concept cars. Ensuring everything is in its place; he returns to his desk surrounded by security monitors and falls asleep while the mannequins spring to life performing a Hiplet™ dance sequence choreographed by Homer Bryant. Opening with a solo dance performance by Carmryn Hutchinson, she embarks on a journey of exploration spanning the depths of the museum, as she finds her feet; she encounters a male dancer, Devin Buchanan. During their romantically driven dance duet, the remaining mannequin’s rhythmically come to life to create a dance troupe who she later joins forces with. As the dancers find their groove, the security guard suddenly wakes up to see the dancers performing on the museum monitor. Promptly attending to the scene, he finds the dancers returned to their original static form (https://youtu.be/jFf7c90idoE).

Founding The Chicago Multi Cultural Dance Centre in 1985, Homer Bryant fuses the classic ballet pointe technique with hip-hop and urban dance styles to create the contemporary dance form, Hiplet™. The former principle dancer of the Dance Theatre Harlem, Bryant founded the school with a mission to reflect the diversity of dance in both casting and technique.

To enhance #mercedesbenz Fashion’s growing relationship with emerging creative talent, this humorous film features clothes by New York designer Sandy Liang. A Parsons: The New School alumna, Sandy quickly caught the attention of the #fashion elite, adopting model, Soo Joo Park and buyer and stylist, Kate Foley as early supporters of her downtown aesthetic. The mannequins and dancers who feature in the film wear pieces from Sandy’s previous collections with a focus on her Resort 2016 line. She will present her Spring Summer 2017 collection during New York #fashion Week on Sunday 11th September 2016.

21 Years of Dedication to #fashion by Mercedes-Benz

For the past 21 years, #mercedesbenz has established itself globally as a partner and title sponsor at selected #fashion weeks and events. The brand is currently involved in more than 50 #fashion platforms globally, including #mercedesbenz #fashion Weeks in Sydney, Beijing, Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan and Berlin, as well as the acclaimed International Festival of #fashion and Photography in Hyères. #mercedesbenz continues to support selected #fashion events and platforms globally and over the course of two decades has made a name for itself in particular for promoting talented new designers.

Homer Bryant

Homer Hans Bryant’s professional credits span from a command performance for the Royal Families of Norway and England to Timbuktu, with the Legendary Eartha Kitt, and the motion picture The Wiz with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Mr. Bryant was a former member of Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief's Chicago City Ballet. His teaching and training experience include working with Canada's mesmerizing Cirque Du Soleil.

Mr. Bryant and students of The Chicago Multi Cultural Dance Centre had the privilege of being a part of the first White House Dance Series in 2010. In 2011, he was appointed to the City of Chicago’s Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs and Special Events, where he still serves. Mr. Bryant is currently also Assistant Artistic Director for Gus Ciordamo Jazz Dance Chicago.
 

About The Chicago Multicultural Dance Centre

The mission of the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Centre (CMDC) is to offer the highest quality dance instruction in an environment that celebrates the diversity of its students and the community. Homer Bryant has been changing lives through dance for 25 years, providing a safe and welcoming environment for students of all abilities and socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue serious dance training.

CMDC is the only contemporary ballet school in the world that teaches Hiplet™, a ballet class that fuses classical pointe technique with Hip-Hop and urban dance styles. Bryant created and trademarked Hiplet™ to make ballet accessible to all, by mixing it with current popular songs that will be familiar to audiences who don’t normally attend ballet performances.

CMDC‘s Hiplet™ dance style becomes a worldwide phenomenon. Videos of Hiplet™ are shared around the world via social media, reaching over 1.5 million views.

Sandy Liang

Sandy Liang is a second-generation Chinese-American designer based in New York on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With the intention to study architecture, she enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design but quickly transferred to Parsons: The New School of Design changing her major to #fashion Design. Finding inspiration for her collections from the streets of New York, Sandy continues to present her seasonal collections as part of New York #fashion Week with the support of MADE.

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